FortyEighter Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 A 23 Squadron Boston III nightfighter to be built from the AMT kit 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 Fantastic choice, the Boston is a great aircraft and this kit builds up quite nicely. The kit wheels aren't particularly good but the rest of it is pretty good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threadbear Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 Great kit that isn’t cheap to get hold these days, which is more the shame! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FortyEighter Posted January 5 Author Share Posted January 5 55 minutes ago, modelling minion said: Fantastic choice, the Boston is a great aircraft and this kit builds up quite nicely. The kit wheels aren't particularly good but the rest of it is pretty good. 55 minutes ago, modelling minion said: Fantastic choice, the Boston is a great aircraft and this kit builds up quite nicely. The kit wheels aren't particularly good but the rest of it is pretty good. 45 minutes ago, Threadbear said: Great kit that isn’t cheap to get hold these days, which is more the shame! Good to hear that the build of this kit doesn't sound like there are any major challenges and it was only £23 + pp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 10 minutes ago, FortyEighter said: Good to hear that the build of this kit doesn't sound like there are any major challenges and it was only £23 + pp You did quite well there, I have seen them go for much more than that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81-er Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 Welcome I know nothing of the kit, but I do like a Boston James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FortyEighter Posted January 14 Author Share Posted January 14 Most sub assemblies have been built / painted during the last week: I now need to choose a particular airframe and find a good reference photo as some of the details vary e.g. stepped or slanted glazing to the nose (research to date suggests all of the Boston III in the British order had slanted but for some reason I assembled the stepped version), "porcupine" or straight exhaust (both of which are not in the kit), bombs or ventral gun pack (the latter not in the kit). Mike 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Boak Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 All Boston Mk.IIIs and IIIAs had the slanting nose. There was a batch of 100 aircraft in the AH serial range built for the French with the stepped nose but Mk.III tail and engines. Presumably/maybe these can have had a provisional existence as Boston Mk.IIs. Once in the UK these were designated Havoc Mk.IIs, with conversions to the 12-gun nose or the Turbinlite. Colour photos exist of these before delivery - see the very recent Wingleader on the Boston/Havoc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Good to see your Boston underway. Graham is right that all the Boston III's had the slanted nose rather than the stepped one. There are some pretty good pictures of RAF Bostons out there in a variety of schemes, except for 605 Sqn that I would like to build! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81-er Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 You're off to a very nice start, Mike James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FortyEighter Posted January 17 Author Share Posted January 17 Most sub-assemblies are now installed in the starboard fuselage (apologies for the cluttered backgrounds but Flickr editor is on strike this morning): Instrument panel is an etch from Yahu, life raft from modelling clay. The box underneath the cockpit floor is full of micro lead shot, if this isn't enough to keep the nose wheel on the ground there is room in the nacelles behind the cylinders for more weight! I've decided to add the nose sections to each fuselage half, any gap at the top / bottom when closed up is going to be easier to fix than a slight step where the nose meets fuselage. I've just painted the bombs, next step to find or fashion some seat belts. Mike 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81-er Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 Very nice, Mike. I really like your raft, using the clay has really helped with the realism James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FortyEighter Posted January 19 Author Share Posted January 19 Starting to look like a Boston: The bomb bay had no positive aids to locating and was slightly too long to fit but easy enough to trim one end and fit parallel to the door opening. After closing the fuselage I cemented the spar (ensuring it was equidistant each side), then glued on the top wing halves and finally the bottom sections. At the moment seams have just been lightly dressed but I don't think that they will need too much work (any darker marks are bleed of paint rather than gaps). Having also sat the model on a plastic tube, it appears to be well nose heavy (phew!). Mike 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Certainly looking very much like a Boston, nice work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FortyEighter Posted January 19 Author Share Posted January 19 17 minutes ago, modelling minion said: Certainly looking very much like a Boston, nice work. Thanks, hopefully fin and nacelles etc fitted this weekend. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wings unlevel Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Some really nice detailing, Mike, coming together really well. I have just acquired the Italeri boxing so will watch your progress with interest. 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81-er Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Very definitely Boston shaped now, Mike, and I'm glad it's not a tail sitter James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FortyEighter Posted January 20 Author Share Posted January 20 11 hours ago, 81-er said: Very definitely Boston shaped now, Mike, and I'm glad it's not a tail sitter James Hi James, This is what I use to add weight to noses, bought at least 15 years ago and still 2/3 full 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FortyEighter Posted February 23 Author Share Posted February 23 I think that seams and joints are about as good as they can be: Underside has been primed with black and a representation of the shrouded exhausts built from resin Beaufighter parts and plastic tubing. I'm currently fitting seat belts and then need to attach / mask all of the clear parts before priming the upper surfaces in black. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Thats very nice work, the exhausts look really good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FortyEighter Posted February 23 Author Share Posted February 23 4 hours ago, modelling minion said: Thats very nice work, the exhausts look really good. Thanks, they aren't exactly correct BUT are a reasonable representation and will look better once painted. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wings unlevel Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 6 hours ago, FortyEighter said: a representation of the shrouded exhausts built from resin Beaufighter parts and plastic tubing. Thought they looked familiar! Looks very cleanly built so far. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81-er Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 That's all looking very neat James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FortyEighter Posted March 9 Author Share Posted March 9 Any colour you like, as long as it's black: Painted with a mix of MRP colours (super black primer, matt black, super matt black and night). There is some slight variation in tone that isn't really visible in the photo but some more needs to be done while I wait for some decals to arrive. Mike 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81-er Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 It's certainly gone on smoothly, Mike James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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